Product End-of-Life Notice
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco IOS Enterprise Base images for the Cisco
5940 Embedded Services Router
EOL8101
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOS Enterprise
Base images for the Cisco 5940 Embedded Services Router. The last day to order
the affected product(s) is July 23, 2012. Customers with active service contracts will
continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as
shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones,
definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part
numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service
and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the
contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
The Cisco 5940 Embedded Services Routers (ESR) previously included the Enterprise Base IOS image. The
Advanced Enterprise Services IOS image was offered as a $3,500 upgrade option. Now, Cisco incorporates the
Advanced Enterprise Services IOS image into the Cisco 5940 ESRs at no additional cost which represents a
substantial savings and added value to customers. No future versions of the Enterprise Base IOS image will be
offered for the Cisco 5940 ESR.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco IOS Enterprise Base images for the Cisco 5940 Embedded
Services Router
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life
Announcement Date
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is
distributed to the general public.
January 23, 2012
End-of-Sale Date
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no July 23, 2012
longer for sale after this date.
Last Ship Date:
OS SW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers.
Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
July 23, 2012
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date:
OS SW
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or
bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test
the product software.
July 23, 2013
Last Date of Support:
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support
services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
July 31, 2017
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
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App. SW = Application Software
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Table 2.
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product
Part Number
Replacement Product
Description
Additional Information
S594EBK9-15201GC
Cisco 5940 ENTERPRISE
BASE SERVICES
S594AESK9-15201GC
Cisco 5940 ADVANCED
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
—
S594EBK9-15201GC=
Cisco 5940 ENTERPRISE
BASE SERVICES
S594AESK9-15201GC=
Cisco 5940 ADVANCED
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
—
S59EBK9-15102GC
Cisco 5940 ENTERPRISE
BASE SERVICES
S59AESK9-15102GC
Cisco 5940 ADVANCED
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
—
S59EBK9-15102GC=
Cisco 5940 ENTERPRISE
BASE SERVICES
S59AESK9-15102GC=
Cisco 5940 ADVANCED
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
—
Product Migration Options
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have
reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated
brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html
For More Information
To request information about the Cisco IOS Advanced Enterprise Services images for the Cisco 5940 Embedded
Services Router, send an e-mail to [email protected].
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html
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http://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html
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